Synchronization of parallel gensets with source arbitration
First Claim
1. A method of synchronization, comprising:
- receiving, at a first generator set, data indicating a characteristic for a component of a voltage for a source;
receiving, at a second generator set, the data indicating the characteristic for the component of the voltage for the source;
calculating, by each of the first and second generator sets, a speed offset parameter and a voltage offset parameter based on the received data, the first and second generator sets configured to receive the same data indicating the component of the voltage for the source and independently calculate the speed offset parameter and the voltage offset parameter based on the same data indicating the component of the voltage for the source; and
controlling operation of the first and second generator sets based on the calculated speed offset and voltage offset parameters,wherein the calculating the speed offset parameter comprisesgenerating the speed offset parameter based on a frequency and a phase of the voltage for the source and a frequency and a phase of an output voltage of the first generator set for the first generator set using a speed proportional integral loop of the first generator set,wherein the calculating the voltage offset parameter comprisesgenerating the voltage offset parameter based on a magnitude of the voltage for the source and a magnitude of the output voltage of the first generator set using a magnitude proportional integral loop of the first generator set, andwherein the controlling the operation of the first generator set comprisescontrolling the magnitude of the output voltage of the first generator set based on the voltage offset parameter, the magnitude of the output voltage of the first generator set, and a reference magnitude using a voltage regulator proportional-integral-derivative controller of the first generator set.
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Abstract
A method of synchronization comprises receiving, at a first generator set, data indicating a characteristic for a component of a voltage for a source, and receiving, at a second generator set, the data indicating the characteristic for the component of the voltage for the source. The method also includes calculating, by each of the first and second generator sets, a speed offset parameter and a voltage offset parameter based on the received data. The first and second generator sets are configured to receive the same data indicating the component and independently calculate the same speed offset parameter and voltage offset parameter. The method further includes controlling operation of the first and second generator sets based on the calculated speed offset and voltage offset parameters.
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1. A method of synchronization, comprising:
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receiving, at a first generator set, data indicating a characteristic for a component of a voltage for a source; receiving, at a second generator set, the data indicating the characteristic for the component of the voltage for the source; calculating, by each of the first and second generator sets, a speed offset parameter and a voltage offset parameter based on the received data, the first and second generator sets configured to receive the same data indicating the component of the voltage for the source and independently calculate the speed offset parameter and the voltage offset parameter based on the same data indicating the component of the voltage for the source; and controlling operation of the first and second generator sets based on the calculated speed offset and voltage offset parameters, wherein the calculating the speed offset parameter comprises generating the speed offset parameter based on a frequency and a phase of the voltage for the source and a frequency and a phase of an output voltage of the first generator set for the first generator set using a speed proportional integral loop of the first generator set, wherein the calculating the voltage offset parameter comprises generating the voltage offset parameter based on a magnitude of the voltage for the source and a magnitude of the output voltage of the first generator set using a magnitude proportional integral loop of the first generator set, and wherein the controlling the operation of the first generator set comprises controlling the magnitude of the output voltage of the first generator set based on the voltage offset parameter, the magnitude of the output voltage of the first generator set, and a reference magnitude using a voltage regulator proportional-integral-derivative controller of the first generator set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of synchronizing a group of paralleled generator sets, comprising:
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receiving, at a first generator set of the group, a first synchronization request for synchronizing a first output of the first generator set to a first voltage component of a first source; broadcasting, at the first generator set, a first identifier of the first source to at least a second generator set of the group; receiving, at the first generator set, a second identifier of a second source from the second generator set, wherein the second generator set has received a second synchronization request for synchronizing a second output of the second generator set to a second voltage component of the second source; selecting, at the first generator set, a source from the first source and the second source based on a characteristic of the first generator set and the second generator set; and synchronizing the first output of the first generator set and the second output of the second generator set to the selected source. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A generator set comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive, over a network, a synchronization request for synchronizing an output voltage of the generator set to a voltage of a first source, and data indicating a magnitude, a frequency, and a phase of the voltage of the first source; a magnitude synchronization circuit configured to calculate a voltage offset parameter based on the received data and to control operation of the generator set based on the calculated voltage offset parameter; and a frequency/phase synchronization circuit configured to calculate a speed offset parameter based on the received data and to control the operation of the generator set based on the calculated speed offset parameter, wherein the received data is transmitted to one or more other generator sets connected in parallel with the generator set and each of the one or more other generator sets configured to calculate the speed offset and the voltage offset using the same received data, and wherein the magnitude synchronization circuit comprises; a magnitude proportional integral loop configured to process the magnitude of the voltage of the first source and a magnitude of the output voltage of the generator set to generate the voltage offset parameter; and an automatic voltage regulator configured to process the voltage offset parameter, the magnitude of the output voltage of the generator set, and a reference magnitude to control the magnitude of the output voltage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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